Topic: Alterations in the Cardiovascular and Respiratory Systems CASE STUDY A 76-year-old female patient complains of weight gain, shortness of breath, peripheral edema, and abdominal swelling. She has a history of congestive heart failure and admits to not taking her diuretic, as it makes her “have to get up every couple hours to go to […]
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Why the patient is presenting with the specific symptoms described.
For this Discussion, you examine a case study and explain the disease that is suggested. You examine the symptoms reported and explain the cells that are involved and potential alterations and impacts. The role genetics plays in the disease. Why the patient is presenting with the specific symptoms described. The physiologic response to the stimulus […]
